The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04
CUPID AT WHITE SULPHUR.
The Proposal Jocniar and How the Lover
Makes His Advances.

The Proposal Jocniar and How the Lover
Makes His Advances.
Letter in New York Times.
Cupids Office hours from to P. NJ. At
that period you may walk slowly but steadily
| through the Lovers Walk and see nobody. If
| you stop anywhere however. curious phenom-
| enon will occur. Above a bush behind
| leafy embrasure there will first appear a dark
| inch OF reached hair standing end like its
| patent hair brush. This will be followed by
| forehead this by young mans eye brows. and
l. these in due course of time by his eyes. The
| latter will regard You with curiosity mingled
| with annoyance. and visible Interrogation
| point in each will muteiy inquire what in thun-
| der you are doing around there, and what your
| general excuse for living is. anyhow. There
/ upon you avert your eyes and resume your saun-
ter. You become aware that She is there, also.
| GU infer that when you Interrupted them her
| eyes, as she sat on the secluded bench, were tim
| idly downcast with a shrinking timldity born of
| long experience, and that he narrating a
catalogue of virtues which he had discovered in
her mind and heart, which catalogue he had dis
covered often in other girls as to be able to
detect it on the shortest possible acquaintance.
For it must be whispered in the lowest possible
tone that the Southern girl Is the most accom-
plshed of all coquettes. while the Southern young
man is but very few steps behind her in the
art of sentimental dueling. Consequently the
Lovers Walk is immensely popular. Lovers are
like quail in one sense. Secluded upon a bench
IN covert they show no sign or their presence
as long you keep moving Stop however,
and they are instantly disturbed
There are two kinds of proposals common to
the Lovers Walk. They are the proposals Sc
rious and the proposal iocular. The latter r.
also serious. but is a diplomatic approach to the
subject intended to serve as way of retreat if
the overture is not we'll received. According to
the account of one young lady whose Invitations
to promenade have created destruction in her
stock of shoe leather, and whose invitations to
trot in harness have been in proportion, the
proposal jocular is as follows
Having discussed the weather, the german of
the night before. the german that Is to be, and
any other subjects saliently of service, and hav-
ing, they say in Kentucky. grown "nodger
and nodger." the young man begins, in an off
hand wav:
"Looka hyere Miss Mamie, has emmy Teller
been a proposin' t'you this seasonF
"Why2
''Why reckon somebody'd orter give you
chaince."
y reckon somebody will if want him to-"
ooh, them thar is somebody"
'.Wouldn't you like to known
II would that Thar amt. now. is there9
You're jest funnin'."
She looks coyly away. with amused SMILE
''He amt no better lookln' than am, is he2"
She thoughtfully and critically answers that
there isn't much choice
Zoos 1 reckon might do some talkin myself
of thar was any chalnce.'
He does or does she pulls the strings.
The Southern young man is not slow. but he is
match for his keen companion.
The proposal serious is the result of perhaps
week OF tender companonship. The young man.
whose feelings have gradually become much
for him, eats his morning hominy in very alb
stracted way, with frequent turnlngs to if
she has arrived at her place at table. After
breakfast he walks the piazza in a somewhat
uneasy state his mental concentration nterfer-
ing somewhat with his digestion. About this
period IN his entanglement she is very likely to
be occupied with some other gentleman, having
detected the signs of imminent explosion on his
part He rushes boldly in. however, and she.
after going over a multitude of engagements.
finally believes that she can walk just a little
while with him that afternoon. They walk. No
sooner have they turned the corner by the cot
tage than she
1--WE been wantin' to see You very much, Miss
Margie, all tn afternoons: live something
very particular I'd like TO say to you, Miss
Margie."
Indeed" she says She is very much
prsed. She is the most surprised girl appar-
entity. in the whole State of West Virginia.
when | come down hyere.D he began. Then
he halts 'I-a-lve known a good many
young ladies. Miss Marge. and a-the a-the
matter was goin' to speak to you about"
lie is quite confused.
There is a small thick silence for moment as
they stroll idly along. while the small green frog
jumps nimbly out of the way, confident that in
the preoccupation of the pair he Is likely to be
stepped
What was gon to say he resumed. clear
ing up his throat, '.s-a that I've been thirkin
that every. that is, that all young people ought
to marry young Did, a, did you ever feel that
Miss Maggie doesn't know She has suddenly
grown miles away from him in her silence. He
makes plunge.
'.D'you think you could like TELLER like me,
Miss Maggie, well enough to marry him,
mean"
on. SAYS MISS Maggie greatly taken aback.
NAV says I'm too young to marry. She
wouldn't hear to it. Don't you-don't you think
that sulphur waters horrd stuff"
His ideas concerning sulphur water are a little
vague just then. but he manages to agree and
to make inquiries concerning her intentions
gardIng the ball that evening The converse
ton then grows hating and awkward. and they
shortly return. She breathes sigh of relief
she smiles goodbye. and he wildly goes in search
of some small and secretive darby whom he
hires to kick him thoroughly not being able to
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